
Setup Dialup Internet
& Email in Windows 98/ME/2000
Getting to the Internet Connection
Wizard
- Click on Start
->Settings ->Control
Panel
- Double click Internet
Options.
Internet Properties
- Click on the Connections
tab.
- Click on the Setup
button and the Internet Connection Wizard
will start.
Welcome to
the Internet Connection Wizard
- Select I want to set
up my connection manually...
- Click Next.
Setting up
your Internet Connection
- Make sure I connect
through a phone line and modem is
selected.
- Click Next.
Step 1 of
3: Internet account connection information
- Phone Number: Enter the local dial-up phone number
for where you live. For southeast Florida our numbers are:
| |
Dade |
305-356-2920 |
| |
Broward |
954-343-6920 |
| |
Boca Raton |
561-953-6920 |
| |
Homestead |
786-217-1042 |
| |
West Palm |
561-909-2920 |
- Make sure to include the
area code (but not a "1') for full 10-digit dialing, even
though it's a local, toll free call! In Windows, this is
usally easiest to do by putting the full 10-digit phone # in the
phone number field and leaving the area code blank.
- Click Next.
Step 2 fo
3: Internet account logon information
- Username: Type in your Nationwide username.
Make sure all characters are in lower case and there are no spaces.
- Password: Type
in the password you chose when you signed
up. Again, all lower case and no spaces.
- Click Next.
Step 3 of
3: Configuring your computer
- Connection Name: You can leave the connection
name as it is or change it to Nationwide. This is just a title
so you can name it anything you like.
- Click Next.
Set up Your Internet Mail
Account
- If creating email account
in Outlook Express select "Yes" and
continue with setup instructions for
Outlook Express. Click here
for instuctions
- If creating email account
in different email program select "No"
when asked "Do you want to set up an
internet mail account now". Click Next
and the click Finish from the next window
and continue with setup instructions
for the appropriate email program.
- If only creating a dialup
connection account select "No" when
asked "Do you want to set up an internet
mail account now". Click Next and the
click Finish from the next window.